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The Dixie Limited - Writers on William Faulkner and His Influence (Hardcover)
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The Dixie Limited - Writers on William Faulkner and His Influence (Hardcover)
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Flannery O'Connor once noted, ""The presence alone of Faulkner in
our midst makes a great difference in what the writer can and
cannot permit himself to do. Nobody wants his mule and wagon
stalled on the same track the Dixie Limited is roaring down."" Her
railroading metaphor wittily captures much of the respect and
unease Faulkner's example brought the worldwide community of
authors. Few other writers have exerted as profound an influence on
literature as Faulkner. Prominent literary scholar M. Thomas Inge
documents the scope of his influence in the twentieth century
through the words of those writers themselves. This collection of
essays offers a survey attempting to capture exactly what Faulkner
meant to his literary peers and colleagues both in the United
States and abroad. Inge has combed essays, articles, reviews,
letters, and comments written by over forty novelists, poets, and
playwrights about Faulkner's fiction and the power of his literary
accomplishment. Many major American writers sound off here, as well
as important figures from France, England, Japan, and South
America. Some speak about his technical virtuosity and how this
expertise has directly influenced them, and others express the
difficulties of trying to escape his example. A few even criticize
him for what they see as artistic failures. The variety of
responses demonstrate, in any case, that Faulkner created an
unavoidable power in his own time and remains a permanent force in
literature.
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